Gmail Podcast

Gmail now supports IMAP. What’s IMAP you say? IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. This is just another way for your Outlook, Outlook Express, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, or even your iPhone, to communicate with Google’s mail server. So what are the advantages of IMAP? For users with many, or large messages, IMAP can result […] The post IMAP 101 first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

For those who use Twitter for your social networking, they have added a nice feature under the “Find & Invite” section to allow you to invite people from your Gmail address book quickly and easily. As a quick side note, Twitter is similar to instant messaging on a web page. You login with an account […] The post Twitter offers import of Gmail Contacts first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

I don’t know when the Filter Assistant feature first appeared, but I have found it very useful. You’ll find the link to the filter assistant in the upper right of any message. When you click on this link, an orange section appears that looks a lot like the content when you are creating filters via […] The post Filter Assistant first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Gmail now recognizes Microsoft PowerPoint attachments. When you have a message with a PowerPoint attached, Gmail will present a link labeled “View as slideshow” near the attachment. When you click on that Gmail will open a new window and start displaying the slides. In theory, it’s pretty straight forward, but here’s what I found in […] The post PowerPoint Viewer first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Here’s a quick tip how to select multiple conversations with just two mouse clicks. To check a range of conversations from the index, click the checkbox next to the first conversation then hold down the shift key while selecting the last conversation. If you are familiar with selecting a range of cells in a spreadsheet, […] The post Selecting Multiple Conversations first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Listener Steve Holden pointed out that while reading messages, he noticed that the Gmail web interface has a link on the right side of the screen to add the event to your Google calendar when a date appears in the body of the message. I tried doing little experimenting to see if I could trigger […] The post Add Event to Calendar first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

You can use your Gmail account as a secure way of checking out of dozens of online stores. Many offer a discount! Learn more by listening! The post Google Checkout first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

In an earlier episode of the Gmail Podcast I described how to do HTML signatures using Google documents to copy and paste the content. Thanks to listener Bob, there is an easier way using Greasemonkey. Step 1 involves installing Greasemonkey. Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that lets you manage other scripts. You can find it […] The post More HTML Signatures first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Gmail now has a way to get email from other accounts with a feature called Mail Fetcher. This differs slightly from the existing technology available in the “Send Mail As” feature described in an earlier podcast. Send Mail As is a “push” technology meaning that your mail is pushed from the original source (say your […] The post Mail Fetcher first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Learn how to use Google Alerts as part of your Gmail account to know when your favorite topics are found on the web. The post Google Alerts first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

I was surprised to find that I had not covered this topic yet. The post Archiving first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Some quick updates I picked up in the past week or two regarding Gmail. The post New Years News first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

You may have not even realized that Gmail provided anti-virus protection, but it’s there. Listen and find out more about how it works. The post Anti-Virus Explained first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

While the Signatures option in the general Gmail settings allows plain text only, there is a way you can leverage Google Docs to help you create a signature with different fonts, styles, and even images. Listen to this episode of the Gmail Podcast and find out how. The post HTML Signatures first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Gmail has a page to allow you to suggest features. Choose from some of the more popular suggestions or create your own. Find the page here. The post Suggest Features first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Tired of those nasty messages from bogus sources impersonating sites PayPal, eBay, or your bank in order to gain access to your information? Gmail has a feature to help combat this situation. It only takes a couple mouse clicks to help you and your fellow Gmail users. Listen and learn how. The post Report Phishing first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Learn a little bit more about filters and how you can apply them to existing mail conversations. The post Apply New Filters to Old Mail first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Learn how to customize (or even disable) those messages at the top of your mail index and messages. The post Web Clips first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Those pesky spammers are getting tougher and tougher to beat. This little hint should help keep their latest tactic from bugging you. The post Tougher Spam Filtering first appeared on Gmail Podcast.

Despite the “beta” label, Google Notifer for the Mac v1.9.65 is available for download. You can find it here. It’s a handy way to keep tabs on your Google Calendar and Gmail account without firing up the browser and logging in to Gmail. If you need to get to either of those items, they are […] The post Google Notifier for the Mac first appeared on Gmail Podcast.